Three states – Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota – have so-called “trigger bans” that went into effect automatically with the Supreme Court’s revocation Friday of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that had established a constitutional right to abortion. Ten other states have activating bans with enforcement mechanisms that occur after a certain period or after a step taken by a state government entity. Among the activating states in the latter category, Missouri has already taken the necessary step to implement its abortion ban. , with state Attorney General Eric Schmitt announcing Friday that he had taken the certification step set by Missouri law.
Oklahoma, which recently enacted a law banning most abortions, has also taken the step of implementing its active ban, according to the state attorney general’s office. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge also certified the state’s activation ban, allowing it to take effect Friday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced.
In Texas, where the active ban will be implemented on the 30th day after the Supreme Court issues its ruling (a court ruling that will take place in the coming weeks), Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that local prosecutors can now begin enforce an abortion. ban approved by the state before the Roe ruling. Other states have abortion bans that had been blocked by courts that had cited Roe’s guarantee of the right to abortion. These states can act quickly to get these court orders lifted so that these restrictions can take effect. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey referred to a court order that had stopped the state’s abortion ban in 2019 and said in a statement that Alabama “will immediately ask the court to break down any legal barriers to to enforce this law “.
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III said that in addition to implementing the active ban that will take effect in 30 days, the state had asked an appeals court to lift the withholding that had been made on a measure banning abortion around six. weeks of pregnancy.
Elsewhere in the country, state legislatures are likely to be convened again soon to pass strict abortion laws that would have previously upset Roe.
Indiana Republican Gov. Eric J. Holcomb is calling for the return of the General Assembly on July 6 so lawmakers can consider anti-abortion legislation.
CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to more clearly describe when the Texas ban will take effect. It is the 30th day after the Supreme Court handed down its ruling, a judicial move that comes after the ruling.
This story has also been updated with more news on Friday.
CNN’s Tami Luhby and Avery Lotz contributed to this report.